Category: Health
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Swimming: the worst job in the sporting world
Read The Sydney Morning Herald It is actually pretty amazing there is not more former Olympic swimmers snorting coke and ice and Stilnox because if there is a sport tailor-made for producing sociopaths and depressives, it has got to be swimming. Imagine spending endless hours staring at the bottom of a pool, gulping chlorinated water,…
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Don’t drink the mud: Tough Mudder participants fall ill after swimming through feces-tainted water
Read The Vancouver Sun It turns out the toughest obstacle of a Tough Mudder-style race might not be dodging live electrical wires, hoisting logs or leaping over a wall of flames. It might be the nasty stomach bug that can come from swallowing the muddy water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a memo Friday warning…
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Why sports stars mix with drugs
Read Courier Mail Huegill’s achievement and the healthy lifestyle message that he marketed set him up for life. Then came the news this week that he and his wife Sara had been charged with possession of cocaine following a day at Randwick races. While the charges have yet to be heard by a court, as…
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Give swimmers more post-career support, urges Brenton Rickard
Read The Sydney Morning Herald Two-time Olympic Games medallist Brenton Rickard has implored officials to build a post-career support network for Australia’s swimmers to help them transition to life out of the pool. Rickard is helping Swimming Australia create a new program to prepare athletes for retirement as three of the sport’s golden boys –…
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Ian Thorpe released from Sydney hospital after battling serious infection
Read for instance The Independent Ian Thorpe has been released from hospital in Sydney following an infection, his manager has revealed. The five-time Olympic champion swimmer had contracted the infection in his shoulder during surgery earlier this year. The 31-year-old’s manager James Erskine told the Australian Associated Press: “It looks as though the infections have…
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Ian Thorpe expected to ‘leave hospital within days’
The Sydney Morning Herald Swimming great Ian Thorpe should leave hospital within days after successfully fighting a number of serious infections. The 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist fell ill after undergoing a series of surgeries on his shoulder at the start of 2014. The world record-holder has spent the past three weeks receiving treatment and…
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Seniors strip down for pole fitness in the pool
See delawareonline Just past a sign warning patrons, “If you’ve had diarrhea in the past two weeks don’t use the pool,” six geriatrics shimmied down slick poles on a recent weekday afternoon to blaring club beats. Outside, in the retirement home’s well-appointed lobby, a befuddled man struggled to make a call on the new iPhone…
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Brooke Bennett prepares to swim for cancer research
See 10News Brooke Bennett feels at home in the water. The three-time Olympic gold medalist knows what it’s like to compete at the highest level. She also knows what it’s like to swim for noble cause. “We want to keep spreading the word,” she said with a smile. Bennett spent her Saturday morning teaching kids…
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Kanawha County Families Cautious About Swimming After Chemical Leak
See wowktv.com Many kids plan on diving into the summer by taking a swim in the pool. But this year, many parents are saying not so fast. “I just don’t feel it’s safe,†said Miranda Dunlap, whose 5-year-old son loves going to the pool. “I know they say it is safe to drink, but I…